Libertia chilensis

Libertia chilensis, called the New Zealand satin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, native to the Juan Fernández Islands, central and southern Chile, and southern Argentina.[2] A rhizomatous evergreen perennial, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Libertia chilensis
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Libertia
Species:
L. chilensis
Binomial name
Libertia chilensis
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Choeradodia chilensis (Molina) Herb.
    • Libertia crassa Graham
    • Libertia elegans Poepp.
    • Libertia formosa Graham
    • Libertia formosa var. crassa (Graham) Baker
    • Libertia formosa var. grandiflora Johow
    • Libertia grandiflora Phil.
    • Libertia ixioides Gay
    • Orthrosanthus chilensis Klotzsch ex Baker
    • Sisyrinchium fernandezianum Steud.
    • Sisyrinchium formosum (Graham) F.Muell.
    • Strumaria chilensis Molina
    • Taumastos compressus Raf.
    • Tekel formosa (Graham) Kuntze

Calle-Calle River in Los Ríos Region owes its name to the Mapuche word for the plant.[4]

References
  1. Revista Chilena Hist. Nat 31: 87 (1927)
  2. "Libertia chilensis (Molina) Gunckel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Libertia chilensis New Zealand satin flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Historia". Museo de Sitio Castillo de Niebla (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 2021-04-01.


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